Top-100 forward Cole Swider has committed to the Villanova Wildcats! Swider announced the decision at a press conference this afternoon at St. Andrew’s School in Rhode Island.
Swider committed to Jay Wright and the Wildcats over Xavier, Duke and Syracuse. Villanova was the only school to not receive an official visit in the days leading up to the announcement. At face value, this is a massive recruiting victory for Wright and his staff over two rivals and a blue blood program (this makes two straight cycles Wright has beaten out Coach K for a prospect).